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Amber Valley | Alberta
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Amber Valley Cultural Centre
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Beginning in 1911, black families from Oklahoma began moving to Canada in order to escape rampant racism. Around 300 blacks moved into Amber Valley/Pine Creek area east of Athabasca, beginning in 1910. What is now a county’s recreational and historical site was once as a bustling community between 1910-1940, with Black pioneers. With baseball tournaments, […]
- Range Rd 204, Athabasca, AB
- 780-675-2899
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068008511113
Amber Valley Museum
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Located within the Amber Valley Cultural Centre, the Amber Valley Museum contains various household and historic items from one of the biggest Black settlements in Western Canada. In early 2022, the decision was made to begin expanding the museum to also incorporate and highlight the history of the regions Metis people. Photos: https://historicplacesdays.ca/places/amber-valley-museum/; awmcphee, CC […]
- Range Rd 204, Athabasca, AB
- (780) 675-3490
- https://historicplacesdays.ca/places/amber-valley-museum/
Obadiah Place
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Obadiah Place was the homestead of Willis Reese Bowen who was the first pioneer to settle in Amber Valley in 1911. This later became the home of his son Obadiah Bowen who was the pastor for the town. It is the oldest surviving house in the community and had four farm outbuildings and a phone […]